Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xiong'an

/ʃjɒŋˈɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Xiong-an
IPA
/ʃjɒŋˈɑːn/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A new area in Baoding, Hebei, China.

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Etymology

c. 2017, from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 雄安 (Xióng'ān); a combination of the names of 雄縣/雄县 (Xióngxiàn, literally “Xiong County”) + 安新 (Ānxīn, literally “Anxin County”), two of the constituent areas of Xiong'an.

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How do you pronounce xiong'an?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃjɒŋˈɑːn/.
What does xiong'an mean?
A new area in Baoding, Hebei, China.
Where does xiong'an come from?
c. 2017, from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 雄安 (Xióng'ān); a combination of the names of 雄縣/雄县 (Xióngxiàn, literally “Xiong County”) + 安新 (Ānxīn, literally “Anxin County”), two of the constituent areas of Xiong'an.

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